The wind calls us! | for Male Choir (c.3')
Music and text | Gerson de Sousa Batista
Cover painting | Gerson de Sousa Batista
ABOUT (EN)
THE WIND CALLS US (music and text), was created as a rallying cry for freedom, resistance and resilience. It was awarded with the 1st Prize at the Cornwall Male Choral Festival International Composition Competition 2020, and was premiered in Cornwall 2021 by the Cornwall Male Choral, conducted by Gareth Churcher.
„Mother, your son belongs to the wind
the trees are our sisters,
and the wind guides us to Ragnarök!
The wolves taught me how to hunt in shadows,
the wind guides us all to Ragnarök!“
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SOBRE (PT)
THE WIND CALLS US („O VENTO CHAMA-NOS“), foi criado como um grito de guerra por liberdade, resistência e resiliência. Foi vencedor do 1º Prémio no Cornwall Male Choral Festival International Composition Competition 2020, e foi estreado em Cornwall, em 2021, pelo Cornwall Male Choral, dirigido por Gareth Churcher.
„Mãe, o teu filho pertence ao vento
as árvores são nossas irmãs,
e o vento guia-nos para Ragnarök!
Os lobos ensinaram-me a caçar nas sombras,
o vento guia-nos a todos para Ragnarök!”